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INDEX 2 · News 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifi eds 10 · Sudoku 12 · Sports
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 | STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1912 | VOL. 192, NO. 27
Junior
Ronald
Jones II and
the football
team take on
Washington
State on
Friday.
PAGE 12 DAILY TROJAN
By KARAN NEVATIA
Assistant City Editor
Breitbart News senior-editor-at-
large Joel Pollak spoke on
campus Thursday at an event
held by Turning Point USA at
USC, a national organization
for young conservatives. Pollak
spoke to a group of about 15
students about topics ranging
from his own experiences with
politics in college, to recent
political controversies like NFL
players kneeling during the
national anthem at football
games.
A relatively new group formed
on campus in early 2016, Turning
Point USA also welcomed Pollak
on campus in March 2017, when
he came to promote his novel,
How Trump Won: The Inside
Story of a Revolution.
The group wanted to host
Pollak to show that conservative
voices do exist on college
campuses where liberal
viewpoints are often dominant,
said Kathleen Looney, the
chapter’s co-president.
“It’s very evident in our classes
— I think we’ve all had professors
who had very left-leaning
biases,” Looney said. “We want
the students in Turning Point to
come and learn. Turning Point
USA is really focused on the fact
that the liberal voice has been
heard on campus for a while, and
we’re excited to remind students
that there’s another side to the
story and [that] those students
are here too.”
Pollak expressed similar
sentiments in his reasons for
coming to campus — to show
conservative students that they
aren’t alone.
“They often feel quite isolated
on campus, so it’s important for
them to know that conservatives
are there for them, that we really
care about them and we want
them to feel supported,” Pollak
said. “Also, it’s just really fun.
I love talking to young people.
College campuses are a lot of fun
— there’s a lot of energy here.”
During his speech, Pollak
spoke about a variety of major
political issues, and his own
background as a college student.
He said that as a student
at Harvard Law School, it
wasn’t easy being an outspoken
conservative on a college
campus.
“I got nasty messages and
anonymous hate mail,” Pollak
said. “People hated me. It was
nasty, and it’s probably nastier
now, if you support [President]
Trump on campus.”
He also spoke at length about
the 2016 election, and what
ultimately caused Trump to
win. Pollak boiled it down to
three main points: Trump won
because he talked about issues
By TERRY NGUYEN
News Assignments Editor
The Interfraternity Council
released a statement to the
USC community on Thursday
opposing the University’s new
standards for recruitment
eligibility, alleging that the
policy was passed without much
consideration or collaboration
between student leaders and
University officials.
The new policy will limit
eligibility for the Greek
recruitment process to students
with a minimum USC grade point
average of 2.5 and 12 completed
units.
“I really hope that the
administration at least
acknowledges that we want
to come to the table, we really
want this mediated type of
conversation,” said IFC president
Alexander Cuoci. “[We want to]
get the whole [USC] community
to come together and have our
voice be heard.”
The letter includes a three-fold
proposal for the administration,
which includes committing to a
public meeting with supporters
of the Greek community, creating
a committee to provide solutions
to address all parties’ concerns
and agreeing to a non-binding
mediation before an objective
audience.
“Administrators are justifying
this recruitment ban by
pointing to peers and aspirant
institutions,” the letter reads.
IFC RESPONDS TO
NEW RECRUITMENT
REQUIREMENTS
Emily Smith | Daily Trojan
Talking with Trojans · Joel Pollak is the senior editor-at-large and
in-house counsel for Breitbart News, a conservative news outlet.
Tucker Judkins | Daily Trojan
Expert opinions · Following the discussion, Hermanos Unidors
member Jose Perdomo spoke with USC psychologist Susan Ramirez.
By OMAR YOUSIF
Staff Writer
Undocumented students at USC
and universities across the nation
have expressed concerns since
President Trump decided to end
the Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals program, an Obama-era
policy that guaranteed temporary
legal status to undocumented
immigrants who arrived in the U.S.
as children.
To address these issues,
USC student group Hermanos
Unidos hosted a DACA Summit
on Thursday night, bringing
together people of all backgrounds,
ethnicities and sexualities to
discuss the future of DACA
recipients and the undocumented
immigrant community.
The summit began with Susan
Ramirez, a staff psychologist at the
Engemann Student Health Center,
who discussed mental health
strategies for attendees to practice
in the case of a deportation.
“[Students should consider,]
‘Who is an identifi ed contact
outside this country? How long do
you wait when somebody doesn’t
come home? When do you take
action?’” Ramirez said. “Being able
to conversate is essential in setting
up a game plan.”
Ramirez also shared a quote
from an undocumented immigrant
named Jong-Min You, who was
interviewed for an article published
by the American Psychological
Association.
“[Undocumented immigrants]
live in this invisible prison, stuck
behind these invisible bars,” You
said in the article. “I can’t drive,
vote, study abroad or get a great-paying
job. You think about what
your peers can do and you can’t, so
you sit in your invisible prison and
get depressed.”
Ramirez shared this quote
to provide context for audience
members about what it is like to
be an undocumented student.
This led the way to a discussion
about coping mechanisms and
recognizing how to deal with the
“what if” moments undocumented
students may face when thinking
about the termination of DACA.
Because the greater Los Angeles
area has a high population of DACA
recipients, Hermanos Unidos
members found it important for
students to have a comprehensive
understanding of the program and
renewal process.
Christian Guzman, the leader of
Hermanos Unidos, said he wanted
to make sure students knew that
USC provides resources for DACA
recipients and undocumented
students as a whole.
Jean Reisz, who works at
the Gould Immigration Clinic,
provided Summit attendees
with further information on the
DACA renewal process and the
University’s resources for DACA
recipients. While those who never
registered for the program are
unable to receive DACA benefi ts,
Reisz is working to make sure all
current DACA recipients who are
eligible renew their status before
the Oct. 5 deadline.
However, not all attendees were
undocumented immigrants. Rosa
Escobar, a graduate student at the
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of
Social Work, came in support of
her many coworkers who are DACA
recipients.
“This is a major thing, and lots
of people are going through such
a tragedy,” Escobar said. “Lots
are students just trying to get an
education, and not knowing what’s
going to happen to them is scary,
especially knowing that all their
hard work might go to waste.”
Escobar hopes that the University
will continue defending DACA and
keeping DACA recipients safe from
deportation.
Panel discusses future of DACA recipients
The event was hosted to
promote immigration
discourse on campus.
| see IFC, page 3 |
Breitbart editor speaks
to student conservatives
Pollak came to campus to
express his solidarity with
conservative students.
| see POLLAK, page 3 |

INDEX 2 · News 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifi eds 10 · Sudoku 12 · Sports
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 | STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1912 | VOL. 192, NO. 27
Junior
Ronald
Jones II and
the football
team take on
Washington
State on
Friday.
PAGE 12 DAILY TROJAN
By KARAN NEVATIA
Assistant City Editor
Breitbart News senior-editor-at-
large Joel Pollak spoke on
campus Thursday at an event
held by Turning Point USA at
USC, a national organization
for young conservatives. Pollak
spoke to a group of about 15
students about topics ranging
from his own experiences with
politics in college, to recent
political controversies like NFL
players kneeling during the
national anthem at football
games.
A relatively new group formed
on campus in early 2016, Turning
Point USA also welcomed Pollak
on campus in March 2017, when
he came to promote his novel,
How Trump Won: The Inside
Story of a Revolution.
The group wanted to host
Pollak to show that conservative
voices do exist on college
campuses where liberal
viewpoints are often dominant,
said Kathleen Looney, the
chapter’s co-president.
“It’s very evident in our classes
— I think we’ve all had professors
who had very left-leaning
biases,” Looney said. “We want
the students in Turning Point to
come and learn. Turning Point
USA is really focused on the fact
that the liberal voice has been
heard on campus for a while, and
we’re excited to remind students
that there’s another side to the
story and [that] those students
are here too.”
Pollak expressed similar
sentiments in his reasons for
coming to campus — to show
conservative students that they
aren’t alone.
“They often feel quite isolated
on campus, so it’s important for
them to know that conservatives
are there for them, that we really
care about them and we want
them to feel supported,” Pollak
said. “Also, it’s just really fun.
I love talking to young people.
College campuses are a lot of fun
— there’s a lot of energy here.”
During his speech, Pollak
spoke about a variety of major
political issues, and his own
background as a college student.
He said that as a student
at Harvard Law School, it
wasn’t easy being an outspoken
conservative on a college
campus.
“I got nasty messages and
anonymous hate mail,” Pollak
said. “People hated me. It was
nasty, and it’s probably nastier
now, if you support [President]
Trump on campus.”
He also spoke at length about
the 2016 election, and what
ultimately caused Trump to
win. Pollak boiled it down to
three main points: Trump won
because he talked about issues
By TERRY NGUYEN
News Assignments Editor
The Interfraternity Council
released a statement to the
USC community on Thursday
opposing the University’s new
standards for recruitment
eligibility, alleging that the
policy was passed without much
consideration or collaboration
between student leaders and
University officials.
The new policy will limit
eligibility for the Greek
recruitment process to students
with a minimum USC grade point
average of 2.5 and 12 completed
units.
“I really hope that the
administration at least
acknowledges that we want
to come to the table, we really
want this mediated type of
conversation,” said IFC president
Alexander Cuoci. “[We want to]
get the whole [USC] community
to come together and have our
voice be heard.”
The letter includes a three-fold
proposal for the administration,
which includes committing to a
public meeting with supporters
of the Greek community, creating
a committee to provide solutions
to address all parties’ concerns
and agreeing to a non-binding
mediation before an objective
audience.
“Administrators are justifying
this recruitment ban by
pointing to peers and aspirant
institutions,” the letter reads.
IFC RESPONDS TO
NEW RECRUITMENT
REQUIREMENTS
Emily Smith | Daily Trojan
Talking with Trojans · Joel Pollak is the senior editor-at-large and
in-house counsel for Breitbart News, a conservative news outlet.
Tucker Judkins | Daily Trojan
Expert opinions · Following the discussion, Hermanos Unidors
member Jose Perdomo spoke with USC psychologist Susan Ramirez.
By OMAR YOUSIF
Staff Writer
Undocumented students at USC
and universities across the nation
have expressed concerns since
President Trump decided to end
the Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals program, an Obama-era
policy that guaranteed temporary
legal status to undocumented
immigrants who arrived in the U.S.
as children.
To address these issues,
USC student group Hermanos
Unidos hosted a DACA Summit
on Thursday night, bringing
together people of all backgrounds,
ethnicities and sexualities to
discuss the future of DACA
recipients and the undocumented
immigrant community.
The summit began with Susan
Ramirez, a staff psychologist at the
Engemann Student Health Center,
who discussed mental health
strategies for attendees to practice
in the case of a deportation.
“[Students should consider,]
‘Who is an identifi ed contact
outside this country? How long do
you wait when somebody doesn’t
come home? When do you take
action?’” Ramirez said. “Being able
to conversate is essential in setting
up a game plan.”
Ramirez also shared a quote
from an undocumented immigrant
named Jong-Min You, who was
interviewed for an article published
by the American Psychological
Association.
“[Undocumented immigrants]
live in this invisible prison, stuck
behind these invisible bars,” You
said in the article. “I can’t drive,
vote, study abroad or get a great-paying
job. You think about what
your peers can do and you can’t, so
you sit in your invisible prison and
get depressed.”
Ramirez shared this quote
to provide context for audience
members about what it is like to
be an undocumented student.
This led the way to a discussion
about coping mechanisms and
recognizing how to deal with the
“what if” moments undocumented
students may face when thinking
about the termination of DACA.
Because the greater Los Angeles
area has a high population of DACA
recipients, Hermanos Unidos
members found it important for
students to have a comprehensive
understanding of the program and
renewal process.
Christian Guzman, the leader of
Hermanos Unidos, said he wanted
to make sure students knew that
USC provides resources for DACA
recipients and undocumented
students as a whole.
Jean Reisz, who works at
the Gould Immigration Clinic,
provided Summit attendees
with further information on the
DACA renewal process and the
University’s resources for DACA
recipients. While those who never
registered for the program are
unable to receive DACA benefi ts,
Reisz is working to make sure all
current DACA recipients who are
eligible renew their status before
the Oct. 5 deadline.
However, not all attendees were
undocumented immigrants. Rosa
Escobar, a graduate student at the
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of
Social Work, came in support of
her many coworkers who are DACA
recipients.
“This is a major thing, and lots
of people are going through such
a tragedy,” Escobar said. “Lots
are students just trying to get an
education, and not knowing what’s
going to happen to them is scary,
especially knowing that all their
hard work might go to waste.”
Escobar hopes that the University
will continue defending DACA and
keeping DACA recipients safe from
deportation.
Panel discusses future of DACA recipients
The event was hosted to
promote immigration
discourse on campus.
| see IFC, page 3 |
Breitbart editor speaks
to student conservatives
Pollak came to campus to
express his solidarity with
conservative students.
| see POLLAK, page 3 |